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Shia board chief writes to PM Modi to shut Madrasas across India, says it promote ISIS ideology

Shia board chief writes to PM Modi to shut Madrasas across India, says it promote ISIS ideology

Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chief Waseem Rizvi on Tuesday said that madrasas promote ISIS ideology. Rizvi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shut Islamic seminaries across India so that Muslim children are not influenced by it.  …
Street school founders distribute winter aids to needy people

Street school founders distribute winter aids to needy people

Sister and brother Zafar have initiated a new campaign to help needy people during the cold winter  season in the northern regions of Pakistan.   Sister and brother Zafar have initiated a new campaign to help needy people during the…
Athens 1st mosque to be inaugurated in March: official

Athens 1st mosque to be inaugurated in March: official

Greece gave a new date for the inauguration of the mosque in Athens.   Greece gave a new date for the inauguration of the mosque in Athens. Kostas Gavroglu, Greek Minister of Education, Research and Religious Affairs, said the inauguration…
UN calls for ‘rapid and unimpeded’ aid access to Myanmar’s Rakhine

UN calls for ‘rapid and unimpeded’ aid access to Myanmar’s Rakhine

The United Nations has expressed grave concerns about the condition of civilians in Myanmar’s state of Rakhine, calling on the government to allow “rapid and unimpeded” humanitarian access to the region.   The United Nations has expressed grave concerns about…
Katy mosque shot at, Harris County deputies search for suspect

Katy mosque shot at, Harris County deputies search for suspect

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect who shot at a mosque in Katy.   The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect who shot at a mosque in Katy. A bullet hole was found…
Car bomb blast near foreign compound kills four, injures 90 in Afghan capital

Car bomb blast near foreign compound kills four, injures 90 in Afghan capital

At least four people have been killed and dozens of others wounded after a bomb-laden car exploded near a heavily fortified foreign compound in the Afghan capital Kabul.   At least four people have been killed and dozens of others…
Over 30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in northern Nigeria: UN

Over 30,000 flee Boko Haram violence in northern Nigeria: UN

The United Nations (UN) has warned about growing violence by Boko Haram militants in northeastern Nigeria, saying tens of thousands of people — mostly women and children —have fled their homes in the conflict-ridden area over the past weeks.  …
Quran Translations in 50 Languages at India Int’l Book Fair

Quran Translations in 50 Languages at India Int’l Book Fair

Translations of the Holy Quran in 50 languages are among the books presented at the 27th New Delhi World Book Fair.   Translations of the Holy Quran in 50 languages are among the books presented at the 27th New Delhi…
Shia community in Nigeria rally to condemn Zaria massacre

Shia community in Nigeria rally to condemn Zaria massacre

Members of the Shia community in Nigeria have staged yet another peaceful protest to  condemn Zaria Massacre and demand the immediate release of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.   Members of the Shia community in Nigeria have staged yet another…
Asylum seekers launch hunger strike at Australian detention center

Asylum seekers launch hunger strike at Australian detention center

More than 200 asylum seekers held at a detention center in Australia have launched a hunger strike to protest against their living conditions, detainees and activists say.   More than 200 asylum seekers held at a detention center in Australia…
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